BALWANT SINGH vs SATISH KUMAR

CRM-A-855-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 243 CRM-A-855-2025 Date of Decision:- 13.05.2026 BALWANT SINGH ......APPELLANT VS. SATISH KUMAR ......RESPONDENT CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present:- Mr. Amardeep Sheoran, Advocate for the applicant-appellant. *** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.(ORAL) 1. The present application has been preferred under Section 419(4) of the BNSS seeking grant of leave to appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 07.03.2025 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Rewari in a case stemming from complaint filed under Section 138/142 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘NI Act’). 2. The complaint (supra) was filed on the ground of dishonour of cheque amounting to Rs.13,00,000. After assessing all the material available on the record, the learned trial Court acquitted the respondent vide judgment dated 07.03.2025. 3. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in M/s. Celestium Financial vs. A.Gnanasekaran Etc., 2025(3) RCR (Criminal) 208, after considerable discussion and comparative interpretation of Sections 372 and 378(4) of Cr.P.C., concluded that the victim has a right to file an appeal un